Meron, Israel
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Meron, Israel is a Galilean village best known as a major Jewish pilgrimage site, especially associated with the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and large annual religious gatherings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meron (according to tradition) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
locality in Israel ⓘ village ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | community in a regional council ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Meron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Meiron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kabbalah traditions
ⓘ
Rabbi Elazar bar Shimon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| demographics | primarily Jewish population ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 750 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | Merom HaGalil Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEventRisk | crowd safety concerns during mass gatherings ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution | yeshivas and study halls ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | Highway 89 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite | tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
pilgrim hostels
ⓘ
synagogues ⓘ tomb complex of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
place of Kabbalistic pilgrimage
ⓘ
site of traditional Jewish graves ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hasidic and Sephardic pilgrimages
ⓘ
Lag BaOmer bonfires ⓘ large annual religious gatherings ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
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Northern District, Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Meron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Meron
NERFINISHED
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Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ Safed metropolitan area ⓘ Safed–Meron junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historical Galilee region ⓘ |
| pilgrimageEvent |
Lag BaOmer celebrations
ⓘ
annual hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason | Lag BaOmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proximityTo | Mount Meron Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
major Jewish pilgrimage site
ⓘ
site associated with Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| terrain | hilly ⓘ |
| timeZone | Israel Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Israel Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Meron (according to tradition)